Hertfordshire based smart card specialists, Universal Smart Cards (USC) have been awarded two new ITSO accreditations for high end microprocessor smart cards.

In the UK, the ITSO specification has been developed and is now widely deployed to deliver open, interoperable smart ticketing with the aim of seamless travel across modes, operators and regional boundaries.

USC can now supply ITSO-based transport schemes with Infineon (SLE77CLFX1360PM) and NXP (JTA021GA4MOBA) smart cards for use for public transport, concessionary travel, fares and ticketing.

The smart card experts are already accredited for CMD4 NXP MIFARE Ultralight (MF0ICU1) as well as CMD7 MIFARE DESFire EV1 4k and 8k (MF3ICD41)(MF3ICD81) and CMD1 MIFARE Classic 1k with smart ticketing experts Ecebs Ltd.